Before the departure of the Christian fleet for Lepanto, Pope Pius V blessed and consigned the Christian standard to the commander of the Christian Holy League, Don John of Austria. The standard was decorated with a crucifix placed between St Peter and St Paul on a red background with the Constantinian motto “In hoc signo […]
To celebrate the feast of the Archangels and the Guardian Angels, Sr Emanuela was interviewed on the Morning Air Show on Relevant Radio about the depiction of angels in art.
Three days have already passed since our group of Sisters from the Missionaries of Divine Revelation – Sr Agnese; Sr Angelica, Sr Catherina and Emanuela – started their pilgrimage for World Youth Day (WYD) in Krakow. They left for Poland in order to join many young people that are also travelling to this event. […]
In 1610, the Dutch painter Gerard van Honthorst (1592-1656) went to Rome were he was fascinated by the works of Caravaggio that were characterised by his use of darkness and light. The young artist went on to develop his own distinctive style which was also characterised by the use of light. He specialised in setting […]
At the heart of this question lies a worry that many feel in making life’s major decisions. What if I subsequently regret the most important decision in my life? The same question could also be said of the decision to get married or to stay single. Today’s society tends to see all things as temporary and so […]
How can I say “Yes” to the Lord’s call if my parents do not approve? I know that it is not easy and that one’s heart may bleed at the thought of leaving one’s family. Often the devil causes us to believe that we are the very cause of our families pain. There are many thoughts that […]
Sometimes if may seem that a vocation is a “strange illness”. You feel an attraction towards the things of God, a calling from the Lord to follow Him more closely. We will try to identify some “symptoms” of a vocation by analysing the calls of Andrew and John who were amongst the first called to […]
It is important to highlight the fact that the way we often speak about “becoming a Sister” is mistaken. It is rare that someone sets out to “become” a Sister in the same way that they become a teacher or an accountant. It is rare that someone sets out to consecrate themselves to God (to set […]
We have had many years of experience using the means of social communications to proclaim the Gospel and so, at the dawn of a new pastoral year, we wanted to launch our new website. We have designed the web site in order to make it easier to use for those who have met our Community via the […]
The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary rosary beads of five decades. 1. Begin with the Sign of the Cross, 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary and The Apostles Creed. 2. Then on the Our Father Beads say the following: Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity […]